Senator Dick Durbin

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Fri Sep 27 18:00:56 +0000 2019

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Senator Dick Durbin @SenatorDurbin

This is entirely inconsistent with the Constitution’s guarantees of due process and the right to a jury trial. Our bipartisan bill would end this unjust practice by prohibiting increased sentences based on conduct for which a defendant has been acquitted by a jury. #JuriesDecide — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 27, 2019 Hibernated

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Senator Dick Durbin @SenatorDurbin

Under our Constitution, defendants can only be convicted of a crime if a jury of their peers finds they're guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. However, federal law inexplicably allows judges to override a jury verdict of ‘not guilty’ by sentencing defendants for acquitted conduct. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 27, 2019 Hibernated

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Senator Dick Durbin @SenatorDurbin

In the midst of the worst refugee crisis in our history, the Trump Administration has decided to drop America’s moral standing to a new low by drastically reducing the U.S. refugee admissions goal to only 18,000 for the next year. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 27, 2019 Hibernated